Officials: Accidental discharge may have led to shooting range death

Officials say an accidental discharge may have led to a death at the city of Albuquerque’s shooting range.

Friday afternoon, a man’s body was discovered next to his car on the civilian side of the range.

He had a gunshot wound to the chest.

Before getting shot, the man had checked-in at the shooting range office, and then went back to his car.

Police say they have not found anyone who witnessed the man being shot.

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